MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES ON DUAL DUTY STATUS OF NATIONAL GUARD OFFICERS.

SEC. 517. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES ON DUAL DUTY STATUS OF NATIONAL GUARD OFFICERS.(a) Dual Duty Status Authorized for Any Officer on Active Duty.—Subsection (a)(2) of section 325 of title 32, United States Code, is amended by striking “in command of a National Guard unit”.(b) Advance Authorization and Consent to Dual Duty Status.—Such section is further amended—(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b):“(b) Advance Authorization and Consent.—The President and the Governor of a State or Territory, or of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, as applicable, may give the authorization or consent required by subsection (a)(2) with respect to an officer in advance for the purpose of establishing the succession of command of a unit.”.122 STAT. 4443